Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Skiing at Butternut on Monday. This Saturday looks appealing to ski with my son, but it's $$$$$$$ . Presidents week pricing is ridiculous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 7" overnight at Alta. Dipped into mineral basin at Snowbird today. Bluebird. Other side of the mountain it dumped all day. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 11:17 AM, HoarfrostHubb said: That’s got to suck for his family. Im not sure that would be the way I would want to leave this earth. It's basically drowning in snow. Has to be so scary. When that UVM student died at Stowe in a popular area during the very deep, unconsolidated snow build-up in February 2017 (375" winter) it was eye-opening... no trauma at all, just get situated upside down in deep snow and can't get out of it. It is some hard shit emotionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Dumping at Timberline Lodge tonight. Tomorrow is a powder day then heading home. About 14” so far. Expecting at least 2ft. by morning. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 10 hours ago, powderfreak said: It's basically drowning in snow. Has to be so scary. When that UVM student died at Stowe in a popular area during the very deep, unconsolidated snow build-up in February 2017 (375" winter) it was eye-opening... no trauma at all, just get situated upside down in deep snow and can't get out of it. It is some hard shit emotionally. Brutal way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimetree Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Seems like ski lifts won't be running Monday. Gonna put a damper on first day at Attitash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Out to Bosquet this afternoon with my son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said: Brutal way to go. Tree Wells can kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Dumping at Timberline Lodge tonight. Tomorrow is a powder day then heading home. About 14” so far. Expecting at least 2ft. by morning. .They only reported 12” on the website. It was really windy, so hard to measure, but looks like a lot more. Powder none the less then fly back to rain in the east, yay!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 To say Mad River Glen was a pleasant surprise yesterday would be an understatement. The hardscrabble surface conditions which I expected were well covered by the recent 2-3 inch snowfall which bonded very well with the troughs of the moguls. All on and off piste terrain was reasonably in play, with Slalom Hill, Paradise, Chute, Gazelle and Glade all skiing extremely well (as well as my favorite off piste tree shots, which will remain secret ). Run of the day had to have been Lift Line; while it looked bony from the lift, the snow was relatively soft and the tower 11 ledges were in play for some aggressive charging. I couldn't help but find myself loudly announcing my approval with each drop, much to the satisfaction of two ski patrol officers on the single. "There we go, oh yeah buddy rock it!" Nothing gets you going like a single chair lift call-out, so of course I got too aggressive and caught an edge 10 seconds later, sending me scrambling back into Glade head down and embarrassed once I collected my strewn gear. Cat Bowl, Upper Canyon and Fall Line represented the hardpack, as they were dicey to borderline dangerous at times. The troughs on these (especially in upper canyon) were scraped out down to blue ice, enough to send someone attempting to thump a line head over heels. In all conditions were hit or miss, but the base is very deep as even Tower 5 was opened up in the afternoon! (Backslapped the landing however, ouch). As is always the case with MRG I was worried about taking a few shots to the core, but my bases were clean outside of a few scratches, a win in my book! Ultimately the hard pack is a tough reality that will be only made more evident with these incoming inland runners, but its incredible what high density nickle and dime events can do for conditions. I came in with lowish expectations and was just trying to sneak in a day before the rains, and left glowing ear to ear. Place was empty as well, what a day to play hooky from class with the boys! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 @Boston Bulldog yesterday was an awesome ski day. The dense few inches worked wonders on Mansfield too...finally could get aggressive with it. Stowe was empty yesterday and is near capacity today...yesterday was definitely the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBudMan Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looking to ski Waterville Valley Sunday. Should I expect snow there going to ZR in the afternoon ? 3-6” ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Timberline Lodge was a magical place for a snow lover. Watching the snow from inside while sipping cocktails by the fire. Can check it off the bucket list. The hot tub during S+ and strong winds was a bit much, frozen hair and all, but was still a blast. Timberline ski area is a little tame for my liking, but we did find fresh powder all day and found some really great tree skiing. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny rider Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Snowgeek that looks great and all, but you're missing out on watching 33 degree drizzle and fog roll over our frozen glacier surface here. Are you sure it's worth it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Heading out into sleet and freezing rain. Had early access yesterday and it was mind blowing. I’m definitely spending the extra money next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 8 hours ago, snowgeek said: Timberline Lodge was a magical place for a snow lover. Watching the snow from inside while sipping cocktails by the fire. Can check it off the bucket list. The hot tub during S+ and strong winds was a bit much, frozen hair and all, but was still a blast. Timberline ski area is a little tame for my liking, but we did find fresh powder all day and found some really great tree skiing. . Good times and lifelong memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 @snowgeek geezuz man be careful John Burton from Timberline Lodge and Ski Area says the man was skiing with a partner in a treed area. He was found unresponsive, with no pulse by a third party in a forested area within the Timberline boundary. Burton says there were efforts made to resuscitate him, but they were unsuccessful. He says the man died in a tree well-related incident. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 [mention=1592]snowgeek[/mention] geezuz man be careful John Burton from Timberline Lodge and Ski Area says the man was skiing with a partner in a treed area. He was found unresponsive, with no pulse by a third party in a forested area within the Timberline boundary. Burton says there were efforts made to resuscitate him, but they were unsuccessful. He says the man died in a tree well-related incident.Yikes!!! My son and I were skiing there Saturday! We tried to avoid tree wells like crazy but geeez, I guess you never know. 12’ of snow on the ground. Scary!! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Looks like significant icing at Mount Snow and Gore Mountain. I'm seeing snow in the webcams at MRG, Sunday River and Sugarloaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Magic survived today. Thurs-Fri were awesome. The ears had you thinking it was hard pack and crunch but it was a semi-pow day. Still some woods with 5-6" of fresh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 10 hours ago, snowgeek said: Timberline Lodge was a magical place for a snow lover. Watching the snow from inside while sipping cocktails by the fire. Can check it off the bucket list. The hot tub during S+ and strong winds was a bit much, frozen hair and all, but was still a blast. Timberline ski area is a little tame for my liking, but we did find fresh powder all day and found some really great tree skiing. . Most of my skiing at Timberline Lodge has been during the Summer. I skied there: July 1987. August and September 1988. August of 1990. August and September of 1997. May of 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, PowderBeard said: Magic survived today. Thurs-Fri were awesome. The ears had you thinking it was hard pack and crunch but it was a semi-pow day. Still some woods with 5-6" of fresh. What a fun little mountain, their trees are great. I really like the tight pines to skiers right of liftline. Props to everyone that helps clear lines in the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 For the sled heads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 5 hours ago, ChasingFlakes said: What a fun little mountain, their trees are great. I really like the tight pines to skiers right of liftline. Props to everyone that helps clear lines in the offseason. I believe you are mentioning Voodoo which has had more work put into it in recent years than any other. Definitely some tight spaces and amazing if you are one of the first couple down it. I think in future years more will be done on the west side since the east side is almost tapped out. I think folks work just as hard to hide entrances as hard as they work to clear lines. The names are pretty fantastic as well (e.g.,Up Your Skirt, Shazam) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Dan76 said: For the sled heads Nice. Our club has the same Tucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 A guy I work with is in Tahoe for vacation this week. Multiple flight delays Saturday meant it took him 23 hours to get there and they lost all his luggage so no snowboarding gear as of this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, mreaves said: A guy I work with is in Tahoe for vacation this week. Multiple flight delays Saturday meant it took him 23 hours to get there and they lost all his luggage so no snowboarding gear as of this afternoon. That happened to me prior to the 1993 Superstorm. We took 25 hours to get from BOS to Vancouver (Whistler/Blackcomb) My skis got lost. Airline paid for rentals. My own skis, (crappy old Kastles) once I got them, had the bindings rip out in some bumps so I had to get them fixed after hiking down 1500 vertical feet to get to a lift to return to the gondola to ride down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Yikes. Despite the horror stories, we will never stop pursuing the snowy mountain dreams!!!. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 2:48 PM, eyewall said: The Arizona Snowbowl has got to be having an epic season. Lol I bet. AZ the new ski destination. Isn't place at like 12k feet though? Probably get some good powder days. I love AZ, in 3 hours you can go from Palm Trees by Pools to powder face shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Good skiing conditions at Ski Sundown yesterday despite the rain on Sunday. Really nice groomed granular snow. Me on Gunbarrel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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